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Originally Posted by joedoh
my early advice to you was to get quickly to a running and driving truck because upgrading an already sorted truck to have an LS motor is a much shorter project than trying to coerce an inert project that you have never heard run to run, and have a thousand things to finish before you can drive. the less you add to the list before starting, the easier it is to work on it every weekend without getting discouraged.
if you look at the project threads there are a few guys that have done what you are talking about, making three (at least three) dissimilar systems work together. however, there are also a lot that get sold as unfinished projects and even more that never make it past disassembly. its not about motivation, motivation is a lie, motivation never built anything. perseverance and determination build trucks. put a punch list on the window and pare it down to the essential stuff. if that includes a drivetrain swap, so be it, but dont be misled by how easy disassembly is, reassembly is where the hours are.
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Joe is completely correct here^^^
Disassembly is essentially demolition. If you ever watch those house flipping shows they blast through demolition with abandon. That correlates to what you're doing. Where they spend the time is selecting colors, accessories, they have subcontractors make their countertops, do the re-plumbing, they encounter termites, bad previous work and have to cope with it.
This ALL correlates to these truck projects and all those subcontracted things cost money and some need special tools or skills.
For a first timer your initial instincts were correct. Then you began "thinking" but it was really dreaming - something we all do - and that leads you to the "slippery slope." Take a read of my build thread to see where it leads.
Don't let yourself get overwhelmed. Take one thing at a time. Write notes to yourself. Write things on parts with a Sharpie. "This side connect to X". You think you will but you WON'T remember it all. Come back here and say, "I'm losing steam" - guys will help you, they really will. Best of luck and we'll be pulling for you